... in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles..... Mark 13:8
"Cuba, facing one of the worst food shortages in years, is now telling its citizens to grow their own food, or literally starve.
The pandemic has exposed the fragility of the Caribbean island's food supply chain as produce, poultry and other basic item shortages develop.
The topic of food security has been a hot subject with the communist party. Several state media broadcasters aired televised roundtable discussions about the issue, reported Reuters.
Cuba imports about a third of its food, at the cost of $2 billion annually.
Sanctions and a virus pandemic, have created a perfect storm that has crushed the nation's food supply chain and economy.
"Today we Cubans have two big worries: COVID-19 and food. Both kill. We are flooded with scarcity," said Yanet Montes, a resident of Havana told Reuters." ZeroHedge
"Cuba, facing one of the worst food shortages in years, is now telling its citizens to grow their own food, or literally starve.
The pandemic has exposed the fragility of the Caribbean island's food supply chain as produce, poultry and other basic item shortages develop.
The topic of food security has been a hot subject with the communist party. Several state media broadcasters aired televised roundtable discussions about the issue, reported Reuters.
"Cuba can and must develop its program of municipal self-sustainability definitively and with urgency, in the face of the obsessive and tightened US blockade and the food crisis COVID-19 will leave," Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, deputy leader of the Cuban Communist Party, was quoted on state media Monday.
Sanctions and a virus pandemic, have created a perfect storm that has crushed the nation's food supply chain and economy.
"Today we Cubans have two big worries: COVID-19 and food. Both kill. We are flooded with scarcity," said Yanet Montes, a resident of Havana told Reuters." ZeroHedge
